Knotter.



PATENTED DEG. 4, 1906.

L. B. WYGANT.

KNOTTBR.

APPLICATION FILED 11u19 9 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

PATENTED DEG. 4, 1906.

Lf B. WYGANT.

KNOTTER.

vAPPLIOATION FILED Mula. 1905.

PATENTED 1320.4, 1906.

L. B. WYGANT.

KNOTTER.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 19. 1905.

9 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

N9. 837,530. PATBNTED DEC. 4, 1906.

v L. B. WYGANT.

KNOTTBR.

APPLIOATION P IIIIIII 19, 1905.

0 SHEETS-SHEET 6.

.` 'finally/gy bhovnm No. 837,530. PATENTED DEG. 4, 1906,

L. B. WYGANT.

KNOTTER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 19. 1905.

9 SHEETS-SHEET 8.

PATENTED DBG. 4, 1906.

L. B. WYGANT= KNOTTER.

APPLICATION FILED MMM), 190.

9 SHEETS-SHEET U.

Suva/nto@ @bho/14u13 No. Li-

PATENTED DEC. 4, 1906Y L, E. WYGANT, I

NOTTER.

APFMGAMON Hman Luyn. 1905.

9 SHEETS-SHEET 9.

Ni'rnn i STATES LEWIS B.

PATENT OFFICE.

WYGANT, OF DENVER, COLORADO, ASSlGNOR-OF ONE-THIRD TO CLARENCE E. BOWER, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

KNOTTER.

vSpeciication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 4, 1906.

Application led MaylQ, 1905. Serial No. 261.111.

To all whom it` may concern:

Be it known that I, LEwrs B. WYGANT a citizen of the United States, vresiding in e city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Knotters; and I do declare the following te be a ull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains te make and use the same, reference being l general way, I will proceed to describe the ha Jpresses, two wires bein ba e. dl

same indetail, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In the drawings, Figure l1 is a side eleva- Vtion of a .billing-press equipped with my knetter mechanism. Fig. 2 is a top lan view of the same. Fig. 8 is a side view o the transmission-gear or thel gear for transmitting motion to the knetter mechanism. Fig. 4 is a top view of the same. Fig. 5 is msectien taken on the line 5 5, Fig. l3loeking downwardly. Fig. 6 is atop view of the knetter mechanism, the vertically-movable rack for o erating tlie'same being shown' in section, tu en on the line 6 6, Fig. 1. Fig. 7. is an elevation of the same lookin in the direction of arrow7 in Fig. 6. In igs. 3 to 7, both inclusive, the arts are shown en a larger scale than -in Figs. 1 and 2. Fi 8 is al detail ,v iw of twosets of knetter mec' anism `,or thei'u'cchanism for tying `two knots simulvtaneou'sly, as is required in connection with used on 4each This view is obtaine by looking in the direction of arrow 8 in Fig. 1 the parts, however, being shown on a mu'chlarger scale than. in the last-named Vfigure.A Fig. 9 is a' detail elevation of the knetter proper, the' a'rtsbemg shown on a scale similanto Fig. 8.-

4ig. l0 is a longitudinal section ofthe construction shown in Fig. 9. Figs.'11, 12, and 13 illustrate, respectively and in detail, a number of elements of the knetter mechanism. Fiv. 14 is a'section taken through the knetter-shaft and illustratin the ratchet mechanism for rotating the shaft. Fig. 15 is a similar view illustrating the operatingf gear mounted on the shaft. Fig. 16 is a detail view of the means for automatically controlling the movement of the transmissiongear by the action of the bales passing through the press. Fig. 17 is a sectional view of t e knetter-shaft, taken on a di'erent plane from Fig. 10. This view is a section taken on'the line 17 17, Fig. 18. Fig. 18 is an end afterv leaving the s ool. Fi. 23 is a detail view of the verticaly-movabtle rack for operatinff the kno tter mechanism, the same being partly broken away. Figs. 24 and 25 are detail views of the two rack-bars with whichV the construction shown in Fig. 234 is provided.. Figs. 26 to 30, inclusive, are views of the knetter mechanism looking in the direc-- tion of the arrow in Fig.` 82 showing the position of the parts during the different stages of thc'knot-tying operation. Fin. 31 shows the form of knot produced by the knetter. Fig. 32 is a view similar to F1 6, but with arts shown in different positions. Fig. 33 is a detail view of the knife for cutting the- Wires preparatory to forming the knot. 34is a view ofthe construction shown in Fig. 16 looking in the direction of arrow 34 .in the last-named figure. Fi 35 is a top view in detail ofthe vertical y-reciprocatmg rackbarframe. Y l

The saine reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views. Let the numeral 5 designate a balingchamber; 6,y the power-shaft for operating a train of-gears 7, whereby motion is imparted te a counter-shaft 8, provided with a worm `sion device through which the wire passes roi.'

for operating Va worm-wheel 9, fast on a shaft 'A ence characters to 22,l inclusive, may be termed the transmission-gear or the mech# anism located between the power-shaft and the vertically movable rack bar frame, whereby motion is transmitted to the said frame at properly-timed intervals.

It will be understood that by connecting a belt with the pulley 4 on the power-shaft 6 a relatively'slow movement will be impart-ed to the pinion 16, which, it may be assumed,

is in continuous operation, whereby the larger gear 17 is continually rotated-that is to say, While the pulley 4 is connected with the power.

Normally a spring-actuated rod 27 engages.

a crescent-shaped lever 28, fulcrumed on the 'lower face of the gear 19, as shown at 29, and holds the said lever in such position that the rotation of the gear 17 will not operate the gear 19. /Vhen, however, the rod 27 is actuated or `moved in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1, the lever 28 is released, anda spring acting thereon forces it to the dotted-line position in Fig. 5, whereby the pin 18 of the gear 17 engages a pocket 31, formed in the lever 28, the said pocket being brought into the circular path 0i the pin 18 by the movement of the lever 28 to the dotted-line position in Fig. 5. The movement of the rod 27 in the direction of the arrow (referring to Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive) also acts to throw an arm 32`in'wardly toward the lever 28 and into position to engage the depending part of' the lever, whereby the gear'is locked against further movement until the wheel 34, acting on the rod 27, releases the latter, when a coilspring 35, connected with the rod 2 7, returns the latter to its normal position and forces the arm 32 outwardly through the instrumentality of a lever 36, fulcrumed at 37. The `rod- 27 is thus brought into the path of the lever 28 when in its dotted-line position, whereby the said lever is returned to the fullline position, or with its pocket 31 out of the path of the projection 18 ci the gear 17. The transmission-gear then ceases its movement and does not commence again until the ratchet .34 is again acted on by a bale within the baling-chamber.

It will be understood that the ratchet 34 passes through a slot in the top of the balingchambe'i, whereby a number of the teeth of the ratchet lies in the path oiE the bale as the latter is moving through the baling-chamber.

The extremity of the shaift 21 remote from the crank 22 provided with a crank .'38, to which is attached onefextremity ot a rod 39, connected with a crank-arm. 4() ior operating a segmental gear sil, meshing with a similar gear Ll2 :tor reciprocating an angle-shaped lever 43, carrying at one extremity a roller 44, adapted to engage the baling-wire Li5 a'l'ter leaving the tension device 46, whereby the wire is theadefi through the billing-chamber into the p.. h o.- the bale as it is forced forwardly by the plunger, The tension device 46 is composed ci two rollers 4:6 and 46, one being provided with a circumferential Vfshaped groove, while the periphery ci the other roller or wheel is beveled to engage the groove, suilieient room being leit in the bottom oit' the groove for the wire. The rollers 46, and 46C are journaled on an arm A17, se-

cured to the baling-chamber.

The gear 19 is coggcd, as shown. at 19,

only about one-iourth'otthe distance around it, but this cogged portion is suilicient, acting on the pinion 20, to impart a complete rotation to the shaft 21, whereby the angle-arm 43 is given a complete rcciprocation or movement sullicient to thread the wire through the baling-chamber and then withdraw the arm again to the position shown in Fig. l vhave thus ydescribed somewhat briefly and in a prclmii'iary way only the mcchan- ICO describing the constructiimol the mechanism one set only of the knetter mechanism. lwill be described, since the two sets are duplicates, and a description of one is a description et both'. Each set otI knetter mechanism is provided with a knotter-sl'ialt 4Q and a shaft l 50, the axes of the two shafts, as shown in the drawings, occupying positions forming an acute angle preferably slightly less in degrec than a right angle, as best indicated in Figs. 6 and 32. The shaft 4*.) is provided with a gear 51, acted on by the rack-bar 25 of the vertically-movable lrame 24, while the shaft 50 is provided with a gear 52, acted on by the rack-bar 26 oi the vertically-lnovable rack-bar frame. These two rack-bars are connected by two arms 24, connected by a web2-1"', having a wrist-pin 24, to which the connecting-rod 23 is attached. (See Fig. 6.) It will be observed that the rack-bar 26 is only cogged for a short distance at its upper and lower extremities, as shown at 26". (See Figs. 23 and 24.) Each of these cogged @sasso 'a greater relative degree of motion to the knottershait e9. lt is estimated that-for every quarter-rotation of the shaft 50 the `shaft 49 should travel one and` one-fourth l Revolutions.

Both .gears 5l and 52 `are loose Aon their `respective shafts, and these gears are provided with collars 5lIl and 52, respectively, upon which are mounted spamv-aotnated pavvls 53 and 54, respectively.

K The dogs y53 engage teeth formed one. retchet-eoller 55,

tates idly on the shaft and the nawls U 53 slip over the teeth of the ratchet-sellar.

Attention is called to the fact tha thecollar is secured to the shaft 49 bi spin 56.

The shaft 49 passes through asleeve 57,

-provided with nam-grooves 58- and`v 59. This esleeve-is made fast to the framework 4 8.

hThe cam-groove 58 is enga ed bye. roller 59,

carried by a rod 6G, Wh-'ic passes through the knottenshetend protrudes from both extremities thereof. At one extremity this rod is provided with coil-spring 61, which surrounds the rod, one extremity of, the s ring engaging the shaft at one end, While t e other extremity of the string engages Ia stop 62, formed on the rod. The opposite extremity of vthe rod '60 is hook-shaped, Forming a sort o'loop 63 and having part sV 64 occupyinfr e. position parallel with the body of the rod and engaging an opening in the head extremity of the rod lying eral-- I lel with the opening 66, through Whic, the

rod 60 passee. The head extremity oi the shaft 49 is slicfhtly hollowed out, as shown at 67, While the laoop' end 63 of the rod is slightly curved on its inner surface, thus leaving a narrow space occupied by the two Wire ends l A B when the loop 63 is at its inward limit of movement, the loop gripping the Wires and holding them securely in place for a purpose hereinafter, xplained. Surrounding the shaft 49 4ii'm'nedlately in therear of the head extremity 49a of said shaft is a collar 69, providedv with an opening 70, through which .passes'an arm 7l, having a forward extremity 72` bent substantially' at right angles to the body ofthe arm. The inner extremity of this bent end 7 .2 occupies a position close .to thehead 49B of the knotterfshat, and its normal position may be seid to be at the rear extremity or' the .heed or' this shaft or in the osition shown in Fig. t7. The rear end of t e arm 7l is provided with an antilrictionalxroller '3, fwhich engages the eenialso provided with a circular auxiliary groove 57, in which the arm`71 travels. As the shaft 49 rotates the roller extremity of the arm 71, assumin that the latter is in the position shown in ig. 17, travels through the cam-groove 59 from the rear extremity toy groove 59 of the sleeve 57. This sleeve is The rod is moved forwardly against its l spring 61 by the travel of its roller 59 in the cam-groove 58 from the rear extremity to the forward extremity of the said groove, after which the roller 59, being released, returns suddenly to the rear extremity of the groove under the action of the spring 61. While the looped end of the rod is at itsfor- Werd limit of movement, the ends of the Wires A B' ere passed through the space between the loop and the head extremity of the knotter-shaft, so that when the ro'd is released the Wire ends A B are gripped between the loop of `the rod and the extremity of the shaft, as shown in Fig. 10.

Derin the forming ofthe wire convolution around le head of the knotter-shaft a grip` ping-lever 74 is employed. This lever is located within a recess 75, formed in the collar 69 of the knetter-shaft, and is fulcrumed, as

shown at 76. This device has the general vform and action of a bell-crank lever. Its arm 74:l may `be called the grippingarm since it en ages the Wires and carries them ,around Wit i the shaft as Jche latter is rotated. The extremity of the shaft Where the lever 74 grips the wire is provided with a slight recess 77, so sliaped thatthe lever-like device is enabled to securely hold the Wires in place during the erformance of the said function. The arm o the lever remote from the gripthe saine time that the Wire ends are grip ed by the looped end 63 of thel rod 60.v The knotter-shaft is also provided ,with adevice 81, which is `niade fast to' a spindle 82, journaled in the collar 69. This spindle is sur-` rounded by a'coil-spring 83,w hich has. ator-` sional action on the spindle, whereby there 'is a tendency to return the device 81 to its normal position, which, .it may Jbe assumed, is that shown in l?) L 2f,`27,|28and 30.' The he device 181, .which mty" s outer extremity 'o lOO IIO

pingerni is/providedw'ith an antirictional the Wires. This occurs approximately at be termed a Carrier or earrier-arm," is

} rovided 'with a reeess S4, adapted to rereive the loose ends oi the wires to he knotted or the ends olY the wireis just in advanee of the point where the gripping-lever T4 arts thereon. This earrier device tra vels around with thel knetter-shaft, and just at the time that the looped end of the rod is thrust 'l'or- Wardly this carrier-arm engages ay cani-plate 35, whieh forces the arm upwardly or toward the renter ot the shalt. as shown in Fig. 29,

vwire ends, wliieh have heretolore been i'lesignated as A B, are passed through the looped end ot the rod. As soon as this oeeurs the rod tt) is released and gri-ps the wires. rlhen 'as the shaft eontinues its movement' the earrier-iirni passes beyond the plate S5, when the torsional aetion of the spring .S3 torres the ein'rier-arin to its normal position, whereby it leaves the wire ends and lis ready to repeat its wire Carrying and inanipulatiiig finir-tion.

Adjaeent the head extremity of the knotter-shal't is loi-ated a cutter S6, provided with a slot ST, into which the wires are drawn, and by the iietion of a disk SS, mounted on the shaft 5t) 'and lprovided with reeesses S9, through wliieh a portion of the roller 44, which earries the wire transversely through the baliiig-elianiber, as heretotn'e explained, passes inst as it reaches its limit of forward movement. fis soon as the wire is threaded through a reeess Slt ot' the disk 88 the wires and il are broughttogether. The disk is then given a partial rotation, whieh moves the said wires into the slot S7 ott lthe Cutterplate. taken by the 'arrier-ariii and movedfsullieiently to be severed by the ent ter-plate.

in deseribingv the operation ol the mechanisn'i attention is eailed to the l'aet that the rod 27, whose movement in the direction of the arrow (indieatrd in Fig. t) permits the iransniission-geiii' to aet. on taie knotter nieelianism, is provided at its rear extremity, or that larther to the right-'iu Figs. l, 2, and lo, with a bent extremity 2T, which is engaged by a pin 84 ot the toothed disk 34 and moved l'rom the dotted-line position shown in Fig. i6 to the lull-line'position in said ligure, when the movement of the disk in the direet ion indicated by the arrow in Fig. 16 causes the pin 34 to release the rod, whereby the latter is returned to the positionindieated by dotted lines. It will be understood that the i-'at'ehet-disk S4 passes through a. slot 34", t'oriiied in the top ot the hating-Chamber, whereby the bale 253 engages the teeth of the disk as the bale is passing through tliebalingehamber and aetuates the latter sullieiently tor the nirposo stated. lt is assumed that eaeh baie that` passes through the ehainber will impart a` eoiiipleterot ation totheratehetdisk. stood that. only a small part ol' this rotation it the same time the. two wires are v At the saine time it, will be under-` is utilized in actuating the rod '27. since as soon as the rod is released and returned to the dotted-line position in Fig. 16 the pin C34 does not againV engage the rod until the pin has moved around to the dotted-line position ol the hooked end ol the rod or until it has made one eoniplete revolution alter its previous engagement with the hooked end of the rod.

Now in beginning the description i." the knot-tying operation it may be assinned that, in the tirst instance, one end of the wire has been passed by hand through the bal-l ing-ehaniber and eonneeted with tliefretain- .ing-wheel 8S in sueh a manner that the wire extremity eonneeted with this wht-'el will remain in place while the bale forces the W15-e to the position shown by dotted lilies 1n Fig.

2. After this is done the'operation of thev mechanism is entirely automatic. In other words, suitable power being Connected with the pulley 4 the transinission-gear is set in motion and operated in such a manner as to impart the necessary movement to the knotter meelhanism at proper times to perform the knetter function. In other WordsJ as the shaft 21 is rotated the arm 43 is actuated, whereby the wire 45 is engaged just at the right oi the tension deviee,referring tovFigZ, and the wire Carried throgigh the balingchamber at the lett-hand extremity of the bale. ln this ease the roller 44, together with the wire 45, may hi l:said to be in the position shown by dot-tei'ldlines in Figs. 6 and 7. Now the wire part originally connected with the wheel Sti may besald to be 'in the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 6, and this part will be designated A, While the part which is to be joined with A for knot-tying purposes will bedesignated B. Vlflien the wire parts A and B areiin the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. (i, a partial rotary movement is imparted to the disk SIS ina manner heretofore explained. It .may be assumed at the beginning of the operation that the two wire parts A. and B are" both Within a reeess S9 olf the wheel 88. New as a partial rot-ary movement is imparted to the wheel 88 the two Wire ends are carried to the ositien shown by full lines in Fie'. (i. the two' Wire parts A and B being now in Contact. Simultaneously with this movement of' the disk 8S the rotary movement is imparted to the knetter-shaft, whereby the gripping-lever 74 is made to grip the wire parts A. and B.- At the same time these two Wire parts in advance of the gri pping-lever are engaged by the ear.- rier-arin Si and actuated to Cause the cutter 86 to sever the wire parts. 'lhe steps already described may be said to be illustrated by Figs. 2G, 27, and 28 of the drawings, the last step being illustrated in Fig. 2S. New as the knotter-shalt continues its rotary moyeinent the wire ends A B are earried around. therewith by the arm S1, and just beiore this arm IOO IOS

reaches the position shown in Fig. 29 it engages the plate S5, which forces the hooked extremity of the arm toward the center of the knetter-shaft, whereby the ends A B of rod the roller 59 of the rod is released by the cam and the spring 61 returns it quickly to -its normal position, gripping the wire ends A B, as shown in Figs. `1() and 30. The arm k81 then releases the wires, which are also released by the -gripping device 74, whose roller 78 enters the recess 80. Simultaneously with the act just described the bent .extremity 72 of the ush-rod 71 moves forwardly and pushes t e convolution C of the wires A B over the head extremity of the knetter-shaft, thus forming the knot, as shown in Figs. and 31. Simultaneously with this action the bale thus tied is moved rearwardly or toward the right, referring to Figs. 1 and 2, and the knotted end of the wire carried with the bale, the looped end of the rod 60 moving forwardly in time to release the ends of the knot, but not, however, until the action of the bale has been suihcientto tighten the knot. Then as the next charge of hay has moved rearwardly in the balingchamber theoperation just described is rc- It Will be understood that two peated.

'nots are simultaneously formed in the two wire ends with which the bale is held.

Attention is called to the fact that the trame 48 is provided with two leaf-springs 48a, which engage pins 52C, formed on the collars 522L of the gears 52, whereby the said gears are normally acted on to throw them into mesh with the teeth 26 of the rack-bar 26. This is illustrated in Figs. 8 and 19.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a knetter, the combination of means for bringing together the two wires or other devices to be tied, means including a rotary pivoted gripping device, for forming a loop with the wires, the rotary gripping device having a gripping movement acting independently of its rotary .movement, and mtans for passing the loop overthe two wire en s.

2. In a knetter, the combination of means for bringing the wires orfother devices toget her in parallel or approximately parallel relation, means for retaining and cutting the same, means including a rotar pivoted gri ping device for forming a lbop with t ie wires, the gripping devicehaving a gripping movement acting independently of its rotary movement, and means for passing the loop over the two wire ends.

3. In a knetter, the combination of means for bringing together in parallel relation the devicesto be tied, means including a rotary pivoted gripping device for forming a knot in the two devices without changing their relation to each other, the gripping device having a gripping movement acting independently of its rotary movement.

4. In a knetter, the combination of means for bringing together the wires or other devices to be tied, means for retaining the wire, means for cutting the wire, and means including a rotary pivoted gripping device for forming a knot in the devices, the rotary gripping device having a gripping movement acting independently of its rotary movement.

5. In a knetter, the combination of means for bringing the two devices to be tied, together in substantially parallel relation, ineans'forretaining the devices, means for cutting them, means including a rotary gripping device for forming a loop in the devices adjacent to their free ends, the rotary gripping device having a ripping movement acting independently o its rotary movement, and means for passing the loop over the free ends of the device to be tied.

v6. In a knetter, the combination of means for bringing the two devices to'be tied, together in' substantially parallel relation, means for retaining the devices, means for cutting them, apivoted rotating gripping device, having a gripping action independently of its rotary movement, and means for pass- ."ng the loop over the free ends of the devices to be tied. l

. 7. In a knetter, the combination of means for bringing together and' retaining the devices to be tied, means for severing the two devices, moans tor pivoted gripping the 'devices at a suitable distance from their free roc g ends, means for rotating the gripping means to form a loop, the gripping means having a gripping movement acting independently of its rotary movement, and means l'or passing the loop over the free ends ol the devices.

8. The combination of a knetter-shaft mounted to rotate, and means including a` rotary pivoted gripping Vdevice mounted on the shaft for carrying the devices to lie/tied around the shaft during the latters rotation, whereby a loop is formed, the rotary gripping device having a gripping movement independently of itsfrotary movement, and means for passing the loop over the ends of the devices to forni a knot.

9. In a knetter, the combination of a rotating shaft, means mounted on the shaft for gripping the devices to be tied whereby they are carried around the shaft together forniing a loop when the shaft is rotated, means also mounted on the shafty and adapted to carr their free ends during the `forming; ol

the oop, and means for passingthe loop Iover "l the said ends.

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it). ln a knetter, the combination of a ro- -tarv shaft, means for-brin 'in to ether the u l D tatinlr device, means for bringing together zn 2- t the devices to be tied, means pivotally mounted on the shaft for gripping the dc 'vices whereby they areI carried around with the shaft to form a loop, the gripping means having a gripping movement independently of its rotary movement, means for carrying the free ends of the devices toward the axis of the loop but in front of the latter, and means for pushing the loop forwardly over the free ends to forni a knot.

l2. The combination of a rotary shaft, a gripper mounted on the shaft for causing the devices to he tied, to move with the shaft to form a loop as the shaft rotates, means loca-'ter in advance of the gripper for carrying thc free ends of the devices during the formation. of the loop and then carrying the, said ends across ,the loop and in front of the latter, means mounted on the shaft for holding the said ends, and means also mounted on the shaft for pushing .the loop oil the shaft and to a position forward of the free ends whereby the l knot is formed.

'.ifl. ln knetter, the combination of a shaft mounted to rotate, a retaining device located adjacent the shaft, a cutter located between the retaining device and the shaft, means for bringii'ig together the devices to be tied, into position to be acted onby the retaining device, means carried by the shaft to cause the cutter lo sever the devices, and Si gripping der' e pivotallv mounted on the shaft and actin ind e pendently of the shaft rotary movement.

la. ln a knetter, the combination of a shaft mounted to rotate, a retaining device mounted on thc shaft, and a second shaft er.- tending at an angle to the first-named. shaft and provided with means for tying the knot.

i5. ln a knolter, the combination, of a retaining-shaft mounted ,to rotate and carryf ing a disk having recesses openat its periphery, a knetter-shaft whose axis forms an angle with the axis ol' the retaming-shaft, and means mounted on the kiuittei=shaf-t for taking the devices to be tied from the retaii'iingshaft and forming the knot.

lli. The eombimition of two rotating shafts whose axes 'when one is produced to intersect the other forni an interior anglo somewhat less than a right angle, a retaining device mounted on one shaft, knotting devices mounted on the other shaft, and a cutter in! tcrposed between the two shafts.

17. The combination of two-cooperating shafts, one carrying a retaining device and the other mechanism for forming the knot in the wiresor other devices to be tied, the two shafts being located in suitable proximity, their axes forming an angle when one is produced to intersect the other, gears mounted on the retaining-shafts, and a movable frame provided with rack-bars for engaging the gears to actuate the same.

18. The'combination of two cooperating shafts, one carrying a retaining device and the other mechanism for forming the knot in thcwires or other devices to be tied, the two shafts being located in suitable proximity and forming an angle, gears mounted on the respective shafts, a frame mounted to reciprecate and provided with rack-bars engaging the gears of the respective shafts, the bars' being cogged to impart motion to the two shafts in unequal degrees.

' 19. The combination of two cooperating shafts standing at an angle to each other, one carrying a retaining device and the other mechanism for forming the knot in the wires or other devices to be tied, the two shafts being located in suitable proximity, gears mounted on the respective shafts, a frame mounted to reciprocate and provided with rack-bars engaging the gears, the bars being coggcd to impart motion to the two shafts in unequal degrees, the shaft carrying a knotter mechanism having the greater relative movement. n

20. The combination of a plurality of sets of knetter mechanism, yeach set being rovided with two shafts standing at an ang e to each other, one shaft carrying the knetter mechanism and the other a retaining device, the two shafts of each set being provided with gears, and a movable frame'engaging the gears of both sets of mechanism whereby they are simultaneously actuated.

21. ln a knetter, the combination of two shafts standing at an angle to each other, a retaining device mounted on one shaft, knotter mechanism mounted on the other shaft, gears looseon the respective shafts,aratchet andepawl connectionjbetween the gears and the shaft, whereby the movement of the gears in one direction actuates the shafts, and a reciprocating device carrying raclebars for actuating the gears.'

22. The combination with a baling-press, of two rotary shafts mountedonthe press, a retaining device mounted on one shaft,knot

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ting devices is'iunted fon the other shaft gears mounted on the respective shafts, a reciprocating frame, .rack-bars mounted onthe frame and engaging both gearsm operatiye.

relation, and means controlled by, the passenese and standing at an angle to each other, a re taining-,device mounted on one shaft, knot'- ting devices mounted on the other shaft, gears mounted on the respective shafts, a reciprocating trame, rack-bars mounted on the frame and engaging the respective gears in operative relation, propelling mechanism', a transmissiongear interposed between the propelling mechanism and the `rack-bar trame, and Connected with the latter in op-- erative relation, the transmission-gear beine controlled by the passage of the the press.

24. The combination With a baling-press, of tivo shafts mounted thereon and standing at an angle to each other, knetter' mechanism mounted on one shaft, a retaining device mounted on the other shaft, gears for rotating the shafts, a frame mounted to reciprocate and provided with rack-bars engaging the gears, a transmission-gear `controlled b v the passage of bales through the press and provided with a crank-shaft, and a rod connecting tit-e, crank-shaft with the rack-bar tra me lor reciprocating the latter.

25. In a knetter, the combination of a rotating siial'i, knotting devices mounted on the shalt, a .i ionary sleeve through which the shalt passes, and cams l'ornied on the sleeve Ator controlling certain of the knotu l'orniing devices oll the shaft.

26. lnta knetter, the combination ot a rotary shalt, a gripper mounted thereon for holding the devices io be tied whereby tlier are passed around the shaft to Aform a loop, a spiing-1'eiain.cd rod mounted on the shalt and having a loop at one extremity, an arm mount ed on the shaft torpassing the lree ends of the devices to be tied through the loop el the rod, and a rod also mounted on the sha'tt for pushing the loop of the knot oit the end of the shalt and over tile loop of the rod, a sleeve through which the shaft passes, the sleeve being provided with cams for actuatingI the gripper, the looped rod and the pushrod respectively.

27. In a knetter, the combination of a roftary shall a stal ionar)T sleeve through Wl'iieli the shaft passes, a gripper, a looped rod and push-rod all mounted on t-le shai't and cen- 1 rolled by the sleeve as the shaft rotates, substantialhv as described and for the purpose set forth.

2S, ln a knetter, the combination oi a. shalt, a stationair)r sleeve in which che shalt is revolubly mounted, a, spring-retained rod passing tiirongh the shalt and. having a.

looped extremity protruding troni one end ol the sl'a ll, a projection mounted on the rod, a cam-groove termed in the slem'e vfnicll. said prtueelion ergages whereby tre rod actuated s the shalt rotates, and a push-rod also i mounted on the shaft and having a hookbale tlnougli last-named rod also having a projection engaging a cam-groove formed in the sleeve.

29. In a knetter, the combination of a shaft, a sleeve in which the shaft is journaled,

a gripping device, a looped rod and a pushrod mounted on the shalt,- and actuated from 7o the sleeve as the shaft rotates, a carrier-arm pivotally mounted on the shaft, and a stationary cam-plate for actuz'iting the said arm as the latter is carried around with its shaft.

30. in a shaft, stationary sleeve in which the shaft is mount-ed to rotate, a looped rod passing through the sleeve and spring-actuated in one direction, a cam on the sleeve for moving the said rod against its spring and retaining 8o the same, a push-rod mounted on the shaft, a cam on the shaft for moving the push-rod in both directions, a gripping device mounted on the shaft and acted on by the sleeve, a lcarrier-arm pivotally mounted on the shaft, and 8 5 to perform the several steps ot the knottinggg function, substantiallltT as described.

32. ln a knetter, the comirination 'of a retaining-shaft, and a knottershatt occupying positions at an angl-e to eaclilother, a retaining device gripping device, a. spring-retained reciprocating looped rod, and a reciprocatingpush-rod all mounted on the knottenshatt, SleeA/eV through which the knottershaft passes and which is engaged by the rods, whereby the said devices are aided in the performance of. their several functions in the knot-ting operation.

The conibination of a retaining-shaft,

a. knott e r-shaft, the two shafts standing at an I 1 e,

angle to each ot Aer, aretaining device mounted on the rotan ruf-shatt, it 'gripping device, a

te looped rod, ap'nsn-rod, carrier-arm mounta sleeve through ed on the lniolter-shalt Wij-ich the knot tereshaft actuating the looped rod in one direction, the sleeve having a cani-groove, and the looped rod aprojection extending into the groove whereby the looped rod is movied 'in the oppo-i site direction, a second formed in the sleeve, a push-rod having a projection engaging the hist-named' carngroove :"or reciprocating the rod, the gripping device havin g a part engaging the sleeve whereby the said device is controlied, and a 12 5 stationiny cam-plate which the carrier-arm engages.

shaped extremity ,rotruding therefrom, the l. In. a knetter', the combination of knetter, the combination oi a mounted on the retainingssnaft, a roo said lever and said ro5` passes, a spring for can'isgroove also 1&0

means 'for bringing togetiwr thv two wir@l or @ther dvvives to bv tied, means for forming :i ioop in the Wires, and means including a pivoted arm for pnsging die loop over the two Wire ends.

705. In a knotter, the combination of means or'bringing together tim two wires 0I' oher devices to be tied', and me'zms for forming a-oop in the Wires, said moans including :a spring-ijetained pivot ally-mounted czu'rier- @TIL V Sjn a kimiitm', the combination of means for bringing together tie two wires or other devices to bfi tied, means for forming' i isop in the wires, and means including a spring-retained cam-actuated carrier-:1,1111 for passing fr-Q loop'ovei' tile two wir@ ends. In 'cs'imony wiioxeoi l 'iii my signatur/J LEX/HS B, El TYGANT.

W'Yi'messcs DENA NELSQN, 

